Trek Wars

We've got two backdoor pilots!

Both Gene and George get unprecious with what's come before. They break canon and create a new character that becomes the focus. One is the American Doctor Who. The other one is Aspen's favorite Star Wars character.

YOU DECIDE WHICH IS WHICH!
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Neoliberalism!

Aspen talks about Neoliberalism and Revenge of the Sith. Kenny asks for a definition of what Neoliberalism means. We also talk about what morality looks like in Bread and Circuses.

Also, auteur theory is the only consistent way to talk about the Star Wars Prequel Trilogy (sorry not sorry)

And Joel T. Partner makes his yearly appearance (see you in 2025, Joel!)
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Great! Star Trek predicted tech bros taking over everything in 1968!

The Ultimate Computer rips up everything thanks to Dorothy Fontana. Meanwhile, Clone Wars expands to 12 minutes an episode and we're all the better for it. Aspen talks about how Grievous rules. And Kenny hates Grand Admiral Thrawn (a tangent).

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Aspen watches Genndy Tartakovsky's Clone Wars for the first time. Kenny geeks out at how visually clever it is.

Also, The Omega Glory is an exercise in how to pat yourself on the back for being a great American. It is certainly a week for TV.

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We talk about Attack of the Clones being both reactionary filmmaking and REVOLUTIONARY filmmaking. Aspen talks about the infantilization of women and how Kirk Drift might be wrong.

Also, we talk about how RedLetterMedia accidentally ruined all film criticism.

Oh, and Aspen ranks the 15 best outfits in Episode II #slaysenatorslay

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This week, we watched an episode of a popular sci-fi franchise that was about a phantom menace co-opting a charismatic figurehead to allow fascism to spread across the galaxy.

But enough about Patterns of Force from Star Trek!

We also litigate how sassy Spock is.  And how hot Nimoy is without his shirt.

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This week, "Risk is our business!"

Aspen loves the ending changes of Return of the Jedi. Kenny points out this week's human propaganda of Return to Tomorrow. We talk about being complicit in empire (both being residents of the U.S. and of the Empire). And Kenny talks about Lucas messing with the Special Edition leading to "this is not my Star Wars."

And Kenny makes Aspen cry by repeating a point she made in an earlier episode.

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Aspen and Kenny dive into the depths of proxy wars and American jingoism. Are we the baddies, they ask? And the answer is yes, yes we are.

They're also joined by dead and made up guests alike, including Jeff Trekworthy, Irvin Kershner, the Lucas himself, and Francine the Popcorn Lady. What an ep, folks.
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MACLUNKEY!

Kenny gives a tiny history lesson about where Star Wars comes from and how it takes a village to make a movie.

Meanwhile, Aspen REALLY likes the episode where the Enterprise fights a Space Amoeba™ (thanks in part to her boyfriends).

And we dive deep into the Great Man Narratives™ with Gene Roddenberry and ESPECIALLY George Lucas as the Special Edition serving as major historical revisionism. Can he ever be stopped?!

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Party Ewok/Malani the Warrior (Star Wars: Ewoks) vs. A Piece of the Action (Star Trek: TOS)

We've finally finished Ewoks!

Aspen can't get enough of Drut's & Bothel's accents in Malani the Warrior. And Kenny can't get enough of fizzbin! And the gangster episode of Star Trek. Aspen talks about cultural humility. And we finally close the book on this chapter of Star Wars.

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